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Ohio has filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern demanding that the company clean up and pay for the damage caused by the early February derailment in East Palestine, the state attorney general announced today.A press release from the Ohio Attorney General’s office says the rail company should be responsible for the present and future costs incurred by the state while responding to the emergency. This includes providing public health resources, and working to prevent future harm to the environment. “Ohio…

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sued Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC 0.22% , seeking to hold the company financially responsible for the train derailment in East Palestine. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Ohio on Tuesday, sought civil penalties, damages, court costs and other relief for the Feb. 3 incident, which led to the derailment of 38 cars, including 11 tankers…

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost speaks in Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 20, 2020.Julie Carr Smyth | APOhio sued rail company Norfolk Southern over the derailment of a train carrying toxic materials in East Palestine, Ohio, last month, the state's attorney general announced Tuesday.The 58-count lawsuit alleges several violations of state and federal law pertaining to hazardous waste, water pollution, air pollution and common law negligence, among others, said Dave Yost, the state's attorney general, during a press briefing. The…

A Norfolk Southern train traveling in Calhoun County, Alabama derailed early Thursday morning. Thirty-seven train cars jumped off the tracks around 6:50 a.m. ET, according to local news reports.The incident is at least the freight company’s fourth derailment in just over a month—starting with the disastrous East Palestine, Ohio derailment in early February. That earlier accident forced the evacuation of thousands of people, polluted the local environment, killed an estimated 43,000 animals, and has led to ongoing health…

Alan Shaw, president and chief executive officer of Norfolk Southern Corp., during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Shaw plans to tell US lawmakers he's sorry for the train wreck that spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio last month and the company is "determined to make it right." Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNorfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw told a U.S. Senate panel Thursday that he plans to "make it…

Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC 0.53% will spend more than $20 million to reimburse residents and clean up a small town in Ohio where one of its trains derailed and spilled toxic chemicals last month, the chief executive of the company plans to tell a Senate committee on Thursday. “I am deeply sorry for the impact this derailment has had on the people of East Palestine and surrounding communities, and I am determined to make it right,” Norfolk Southern Chief…

28 cars jumped the tracks in a freight train derailment in Springfield, Ohio on March 4. Officials reported that no hazardous materials were released by this derailment, but it still highlights how frequently such incidents happen. Photo: MediaPunch (AP)Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board on Monday were scheduled to begin assessing a railway incident that occurred over the weekend. A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed near Springfield, Ohio on Saturday, March 4, around 5 p.m. ET. Of the…

This photo taken with a drone shows the continuing cleanup of portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023.Gene J. Puskar | APHours after a 28-car Norfolk Southern train derailed Saturday in Springfield, Ohio — the third incident for the freight railroad in just over a month, including the toxic disaster in East Palestine, Ohio — internal emails show railroad officials making broad safety adjustments for rail cars.An internal Norfolk Southern email…

Norfolk Southern plans to review the temperature levels that set off alarms for train crews. Photo: Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press…

Officials on Sunday were investigating what caused a Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC -0.10% train to leave a track near Springfield, Ohio, in the company’s second derailment in the state in recent weeks.  Unlike the Feb. 3 derailment near East Palestine, Ohio, which spilled toxic chemicals, no hazardous materials were aboard the train that went off track on Saturday, officials said.  About 20 of the train’s 212 cars derailed…